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IntelBX80684I78700K
▲ 521,008 ▼
 $225 

2 Cores, 4 Threads @1.7GHz, Ivy Bridge.
Release date: Q1 2012.

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▲ 8114,443 ▼

6 Cores, 12 Threads @3.7GHz, Coffee Lake.
Release date: Q4 2017.

Effective Speed 
+87%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 773,135 user samples
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26,848 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 57% Base clock 1.7 GHz
Worst Bench: 29% Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Poor: 29% Great: 57%
SPEED RANK: 871st / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
746,287 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Worst Bench: 76% Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg)
Poor: 76% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 148th / 1442
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
Effective Speed
Effective CPU Speed 		47.2 % 88.4 % Hugely faster effective speed.
+87%
Average Score 
+208%
Memory
Avg. Memory Latency 		71.7 Pts 90.1 Pts Lower memory latency.
+26%
1-Core
Avg. Single Core Speed 		53.9 Pts 128 Pts Hugely faster single-core speed.
+137%
2-Core
Avg. Dual Core Speed 		91.9 Pts 249 Pts Hugely faster dual-core speed.
+171%
4-Core
Avg. Quad Core Speed 		134 Pts 466 Pts Hugely faster quad-core speed.
+248%
8-Core
Avg. Octa Core Speed 		138 Pts 770 Pts Hugely faster octa-core speed.
+458%
Overclocked Score 
+191%
Memory
OC Memory Latency 		87.8 Pts 96.5 Pts Slightly lower OC memory latency.
+10%
1-Core
OC Single Core Speed 		68 Pts 148 Pts Hugely faster OC single-core speed.
+118%
2-Core
OC Dual Core Speed 		118 Pts 292 Pts Hugely faster OC dual-core speed.
+147%
4-Core
OC Quad Core Speed 		165 Pts 558 Pts Hugely faster OC quad-core speed.
+238%
8-Core
OC Octa Core Speed 		165 Pts 892 Pts Hugely faster OC octa-core speed.
+441%
Value & Sentiment 
+3,418%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.01 % 1.36 % Insanely higher market share.
+13,500%
Value
Value For Money 		50 % 98.7 % Hugely better value.
+97%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 81 % Much more popular.
+56%
Price
Price (score) 		$225 $186 Cheaper.
+17%
Nice To Haves 
+199%
Age
Newest 		145 Months 78 Months Much more recent.
+46%
TDP
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 		17 Watts Hugely more energy efficient.
+82% 		95 Watts
Cores
CPU Processing Cores 		2 cores 6 cores Hugely higher core count.
+200%
Threads
CPU Processing Threads 		4 threads 12 threads Hugely higher thread count.
+200%
Lithography
Manufacturing process 		22 nm 14 nm Much newer manufacturing.
+36%
Base Clock
Base Clock Speed 		1.7 GHz 3.7 GHz Hugely faster base frequency.
+118%
Turbo Clock
Turbo Clock Speed 		2.6 GHz 4.7 GHz Hugely faster turbo frequency.
+81%
64-Core
OC Multi Core Speed 		166 Pts 1147 Pts Hugely faster OC 64-core speed.
+591%
64-Core
Avg. Multi Core Speed 		139 Pts 971 Pts Hugely faster 64-core speed.
+599%
Specifications 
Series
CPU Architecture 		Ivy Bridge Coffee Lake
Socket
Motherboard Socket 		FCBGA1023 FCLGA1151
Graphics
Integrated Graphics 		HD 4000 UHD 630
Launch Date
Launch Date 		Q2'12 Q4'17
Cache
Cache 		3 MB SmartCache 12 MB
Instruction Set Extensions
Instruction Set Extensions 		AVX SSE4.1/4.2, AVX2
Lithography
Lithography 		22 nm 14 nm
Recommended Price
Recommended Customer Price 		$225.00 N/A
Max Turbo Frequency
Max Turbo Frequency 		2.6 GHz 4.70 GHz
Bus Speed
Bus Speed 		5 GT/s DMI 8 GT/s DMI3
Max Memory Size
Max Memory Size (dependent on memory type) 		32 GB 64 GB
Memory Types
Memory Types 		DDR3/L/-RS 1333/1600 DDR4-2666
Processor Graphics
Processor Graphics ‡ 		Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency
Graphics Max Dynamic Frequency 		1.05 GHz 1.20 GHz
Package Size
Package Size 		31.0mm x 24.0mm 37.5mm x 37.5mm
vPro Tech
Intel® vPro™ Technology ‡ 		No Yes
Trusted Execution Tech
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡ 		No Yes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Revision 		2.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations
PCI Express Configurations ‡ 		1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 Up to 1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes
Max # of PCI Express Lanes 		1 16

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Conclusion 
Average Bench 47.2%
Average Bench 88.4%
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The Intel i5-3317U is a dual core, four thread, 3rd generation Ivy Bridge netbook and laptop processor. It launched in Q2 2012, and has since been succeeded by the i5-4200U which is a 4th generation Haswell (2013) processor. Comparing the 4200U and 3317U shows that, for 20% more money, the i5-4200U has a 10% faster effective speed and a 12% lower TDP. This is due to the newer and improved Haswell architecture. The TDP of 17 Watts should yield over 5 hours of battery life for average use. Like most mobile processors, the effective speed of 51.1 is poor, however, it's okay for handling the majority of day to day processing activities. The i5-3317U also has onboard HD Graphics 4000 which is sufficient for typical desktop use. [Nov '14 CPUPro]

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The i7-8700K is Intel’s latest, top of the range, 8th generation Coffee Lake processor. Like Kaby Lake and Sky Lake before that, Coffee Lake is based on Intel’s 14nm architecture which has been slightly optimized on each iteration. Following AMD’s modus operandi, Intel has upped the cores and threads across the range of their CPUs. In previous generations, a 6-core processor would have been a high-end desk-top (HEDT) processor, however the i7-8700K is the first Intel CPU with 6 cores and 12 threads to be classified (and priced) as a mainstream consumer processor. Specifically, the i7-8700K features a base clock speed of 3.7 GHz which boosts to 4.7 GHz (4.5 GHz for the previous generation i7-7700k), 12MB of smart (L3) cache and 2 channels of DDR4 RAM. The majority of the performance improvements over the 7th generation stem from the higher core count which results in a 50% increase in multi-core speed between the i7-7700k and i7-8700k. A new motherboard will need to be factored into the budget when upgrading to the 8700K as it requires a new Intel Z370 chipset which has supposedly been designed to better deliver power to CPUs with a greater number of cores. Also available in this latest release of CPUs is the 6 core 6 thread i5-8600k which is a more rational option (around $100 cheaper) for the vast majority of users that don’t require hyper-threading. Sandy bridge owners can finally justify an upgrade but with the next iteration of AMD's Zen architecture just around the corner the CPU market will be a lot faster moving now that Intel, once again, has to compete. [Sep '17 CPUPro]

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